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Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Case 23 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the...
Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not…” i...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a private clinical record. A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condition; a quali...
Case 114 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · uncertainty exercise Reader check for “Two laboratories, two percen...
Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...
Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a private clinical record. A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condition; a quali...
Case 43 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Clarification for “A correction log that survives the next ...
Case 29 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Reader check for “A literature note that separates hy...
Case 10 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, u...
Case 9 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope ...
Case 33 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern i...